5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - The Longboat Key-Lido Key-St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce holds a Business After Hours program at Fred's Restaurant in Sarasota. Information: 383-2466.

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - A group for parents and grandparents sponsored by the Anna Maria Island Community Center meets at the School for Constructive Play, 304 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 778-1908.

Noon to 9 p.m. - Legacy Fine Art & Productions in conjunction with Yoko Ono showcases "Come Together: The Artwork of John Lennon" in St. Armands Circle in the Park. The show continues through the weekend. Information: 388-1554.

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. - The Longboat Key Center for the Arts hosts an opening reception for "The Paintings, Drawings and Costumes of Robert de Warren" at the gallery, 6860 Longboat Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 383-2345.

6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - The Arts Council of Manatee County hosts a reception for "A Collector's Collection," an exhibit of work collected by the council's executive director, Robin Kaercher. The reception takes place at the gallery, 926 12th St. W., Bradenton, during the Village Artwalk in Village of the Arts. Also during the walk, an outdoor screening of "The Devil Wears Prada" takes place at the corner of 12th Street West and 11th Avenue West in Bradenton. Information: 746-2223.

6:30 p.m. - Harvey Memorial Community Church members present a talent show and refreshments, 300 Church St., Bradenton Beach. Information: 778-2983.

8:30 a.m. - The Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club meets at Cafe on the Beach for breakfast and a program, Manatee Public Beach. The program had not been announced at press time. Information: www.annamariakiwanis.org.

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - All Island Denominations continues the "Inquiring Minds" discussion with a talk about the Church of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-4579.

10:30 a.m. - The Island Branch Library hosts a talk - the top 10 stories you won't read - with The Islander publisher Bonner Joy as part of the Local Business Series, at the library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341.

Throughout March the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach, will feature Artist Guild member Joan Valenza's "The Lighthouses of the East Coast" in a display case near the library entrance.

Throughout March, the Artful Waters Gallery at SevenShores, a partnership with ArtCenter Manatee, hosts an exhibit of artist Shirley Rush Dean's work. The gallery, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, is located at the SevenShores sales office, 12320 Manatee Ave.

Dr. Kenneth Alonso discusses Christian mystics in "The Way of the Heart," 7 p.m. Mondays through March 26 at St. Bernard Catholic Church, Holmes Beach.

A variety of classes - from basic drawing to stained glass to oil painting - are under way at the Anna Maria Island Art League gallery and studio, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach. Information: 778-2099.

Horseshoes get tossed in the pits at Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9 a.m., with warmups at 8:45 a.m.

The Anna Maria Island Historical Museum, 402 Pine Ave., opens on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. with the smell of "Settler's Bread," available for $4 a loaf. Also, the museum hosts an array of 30 antique hand mirrors in February while an exhibit of World War I sheet music, wood decoys and antique tools is set up at the nearby Belle Haven Cottage. Information: 746-4556.

The Anna Maria Island Community Center hosts a variety of programs and classes through the season at various locations. Information: 778-1908.

Through March 25 the Longboat Key Center for the Arts hosts a Northern Trust Art Exhibit in the Durante Gallery and the Moshe Horowitz Art Exhibit in the Glen Gallery at the center, 6860 Longboat Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 383-2345.

Coming up:

On March 9-10The Relay for Life benefiting the American Cancer Society takes place at Coquina Beach. Information: 518-4431.

On March 10-11the Anna Maria Island Art League hosts the 19th annual Springfest Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts in the Holmes Beach City Hall Park. Information: 778-2099.